Small Animal Anaesthesia Flashcards
What should the blood pressure of a dog be?
Between 90/50 to 140/80 mmHg
What should a dog’s MAP be?
60-100 mmHg
What is a cats MAP?
Around 60-100 mmHg
What should a cat’s blood pressure be?
80/55 to 140/75 mmHg
What is a horse’s normal blood pressure?
110/90 to 160/110 mmHg
What is a horse’s MAP?
110-120 mmHg
What should a horses blood pressure remain above during surgery?
60 mmHg
Outline an appropriate pre-medication for a painful procedure on an ASA 1/2 dog.
Acepromazine or (dex)medetomidine with an appropriate opioid.
I.e. methadone, or fentanyl
Outline an appropriate pre-medication for a non-painful procedure on an ASA 3 dog.
Low dose Acepromazine with an appropriate opiod.
Or Midazolam/diazepam with an apprpriate opioid
i.e. butorphanol, buprenorphine, pethidine, methadone, fentanyl
Outline an appropriate pre-medication for a painful procedure on an ASA 4 dog.
Midazolam and opioid
Opioid alone
Methadone or fentanyl
Outline an appropriate pre-medication for a painful procedure on an ASA 5 dog.
Methadone or Fentanyl alone
Or with Low dose midazolam/diazepam
Outline an appropriate pre-medication for a painful procedure on an ASA 3 cat.
Acepromazine and methadone
Midazolam and methadone
Midazolam and ketamine
Alfaxalone IM or SC with Midazolam /methadone
Outline an appropriate pre-medication for a painful procedure on an ASA 4 cat.
Benzodiazepine and Methadone
Benzodiazepine and ketamine
Alfaxalone IM or SC with midazolam/methadone
A cat is administered 10x the correct volume of midazolam by mistake.
Can this be reveresed, if so, with what?
Yes, flumazenil
A cat is administered 5x the correct volume of methadone by mistake.
Can this be reveresed, if so, with what?
Yes, naloxone
A cat is administered 5x the correct volume of xylazine by mistake.
Can this be reveresed, if so, with what?
Yes, atipamezole
What breathing system/circuit is this?
Parallel lack
What breathing system/circuit is this?
Co-axial lack
What breathing system/circuit is this?
Co-axial lack
What sized patient can a lack be used on?
Above 10kg